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Wilhelm Mauser (2 May 1834 – 13 January 1882) was a German weapon designer and manufacturer/ industrialist. [1] Biography. Mauser was born in Oberndorf am Neckar, in what was then the Kingdom of Württemberg. His father and his four brothers were gunsmiths. [1]
It is the story of how two lowly German gunsmiths, Paul and Wilhelm Mauser, seized upon and perfected the elementary application of Dreyse and used it in conjunction with a newly developed metallic cartridge to produce the first truly successful German rifle.
Jul 27, 2023 · Paul Mauser’s masterpiece emerged in 1898, with the iconic Gewehr 98 (Rifle 98) that was adopted by the German Army. It was chambered for the hard-hitting 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge which Paul Mauser had patented in 1895.
Together with his brother Wilhelm Mauser, Peter Paul Mauser designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle, the first of a successful line of Mauser rifles and pistols. The rifle was adopted as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71 and was the first metal cartridge weapon of the German Empire.
Nov 18, 2013 · Wilhelm Mauser (born 1834) and Paul Mauser (born 1838) were two of thirteen children born to Franz and Agathe Mauser. The two brothers joined their two other brothers and father working in the Royal Wurttemberg Rifle Factory.
Mauser, originally the Königlich Württembergische Gewehrfabrik, was a German arms manufacturer. Their line of bolt-action rifles and semi-automatic pistols was produced beginning in the 1870s for the German armed forces.
Jun 1, 2022 · It launched in 1812 when brothers Peter Paul Mauser and Wilhelm Mauser decided they could improve on rifle design. The first factory was a no-longer-used Augustinian monastery built in 1264.
